[artinfo] Woof Woof Film Programme

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PRESS RELEASE

WOOF WOOF FILM PROGRAMME

4pm November 11th at the Austrian Cultural Forum. Admission free.

As part of the current exhibition WoofWoof at the Austrian Cultural =
Forum,=20
an afternoon of short films and animations exploring the exhibition's =
theme=20
of becoming animal. The film programme has a central and Eastern =
European=20
flavour, showing animations which explore some of the darker forms of=20
transformation, from the animated insects in the films which Ladislas=20
Starewitch made in the early days of cinema, to the violent and curious=20
worlds created in the animation of the Czechslovakians Jan Svankmajer =
and=20
Walerian Borowczyk. Animation is an ultimate form of metamorphosis, as =
the=20
drawn line transforms itself from inanimate to animate and back. The =
Woof=20
Woof film programme presents some of the diverse examples of animated=20
transformations, from Felix the Cat and early Disney cartoons to the=20
delicate sand animations of Caroline Leaf and the psychedelic adventures =
of=20
Quasi, half duck half boy.

The Woof Woof film programme was curated by Lucy Reynolds.

Woof Woof Exhibition, Austrian Cultural Forum
28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ, Underground: Knightsbridge Tel: 020 =
7584 8653=20
opening: Thursday 4 October 2001, 6.30pm, continues until 9 November =
2001

Woof Woof Archive, Hungarian Cultural Centre
10 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NA, Underground: Covent Garden, Tel: 020 =
7240 8448=20
opening: Tuesday 9 October 2001, 6.30 pm, continues until 9 November =
2001

Woof Woof is curated by Grant Watson and Beata Veszely.

Woof Woof will migrate from London to Project, Dublin in January 2002.

Woof Woof is supported by London Arts

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size=3D2>4pm November 11th at the Austrian Cultural Forum. Admission=20
free. As part of the current exhibition WoofWoof at the Austrian =
Cultural=20
Forum, an afternoon of short films and animations exploring the =
exhibition's=20
theme of becoming animal. The film programme has a central and =
Eastern=20
European flavour, showing animations which explore some of the =
darker forms=20
of transformation, from the animated insects in the films which =
Ladislas=20
 Starewitch made in the early days of cinema, to the violent and =
curious=20
 worlds created in the animation of the Czechslovakians Jan =
Svankmajer and=20
 Walerian Borowczyk. Animation is an ultimate form of metamorphosis, =
as the=20
 drawn line transforms itself from inanimate to animate and back. The =
Woof=20
 Woof film programme presents some of the diverse examples of =
animated=20
 transformations, from Felix the Cat and early Disney cartoons to the =

<BR>delicate sand animations of Caroline Leaf and the psychedelic =
adventures of=20
<BR>Quasi, half duck half boy.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The <STRONG>Woof Woof </STRONG>film programme =
was&nbsp;curated=20
by Lucy Reynolds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT size=3D2>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Woof Woof </STRONG>Exhibition, =
Austrian=20
Cultural Forum</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2>28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ, =
Underground:=20
Knightsbridge Tel: 020 7584 8653 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2>opening: Thursday 4 October 2001, =
6.30pm, continues=20
until 9 November 2001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Woof Woof =
</STRONG>Archive<STRONG>,=20
</STRONG>Hungarian Cultural Centre</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2>10 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NA, =
Underground:=20
Covent Garden, Tel: 020 7240 8448 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2>opening: Tuesday 9 October 2001, 6.30 =
pm, continues=20
until 9 November 2001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Woof Woof </STRONG>is curated by Grant Watson and Beata=20
Veszely.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Woof Woof </STRONG>will migrate from London =
to=20
Project, Dublin in January 2002.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Woof Woof </STRONG>is supported =
by London=20
Arts</FONT></DIV>
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